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Police report: 26 pounds of medication collected; department to interview applicants for open officer position
Summary
Police Chief Michael Melcher told the council 26 pounds of medication were collected at a drug takeback and said he will schedule interviews for a vacant officer position; he also provided call and citation statistics for recent activity.
Police Chief Michael Melcher reported to the Colfax City Council on May 4 that 26 pounds of medication were collected during the Super Colfax Drug Takeback on April 25.
Melcher said he will be scheduling interviews to fill a vacant officer position and provided recent activity figures: 34 calls for service, 30 traffic stops and nine citations/infractions. The staffing interviews were described as forthcoming; no candidate names or timelines were given in the meeting record.
The council did not take formal action on staffing during the meeting; Melcher’s report was informational and part of department reporting.
